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No. 331,821. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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BEVERLY S. REED, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,821, dated December 8, 1885.

Application tiled May 14, 18255. Serial No. lvjl. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BEVERLY S. REED, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, Slate of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bust-les, ol which the following is a description suiiciently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertaius lo innlre and use the saine, rel't'rence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part oi' this specihcation, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my iinproved bustle; Fig. 2, a top or plan view ol' the saine, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view ot' the same, the tape E being omitted for the sake of greater clearness in the drawings.

Like letters 0i' reference indicate corresponding parts in the dii't'crent figures ot' the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of bustles which are composed, principally, ol' wiresand tapes; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangementof the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a more desirable article of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood by all conversant with such matters vfrom the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the waistband, which is provided with a buckle, x, in the usual manner.

Attached to the waistband at m m m are a series of vertically-arranged lia-t springs, B, of unequal lengths, and having their lower ends bent upwardly and outwardly or toward the rear of the bustle, as shown at z, the springs being also riveted or attached together at c.

A series of hoops or ribs, C, are centrally attached to the free or outer ends of the springs B, the ends of the ribs being secured to stays D, which are respectively attached to the waistband or belt A atff. The stays D are each V shaped, and at 1I the upwardlyturncd ends g are inclined toward the center of the bustle and respectively attached to the waistband A at r r, to form braces g for keeping the ends of the ribs C dist-ended or away from contact with the body of the wearer and in proper position when any undue pressure is brought to bear upon the saine.

The springs B are provided with crossed to the central series ot' said springs, and at t j to the side series, the braces acting to tie the "springs together and keep them in proper position. The springs B are connected at the bends d by a tape, E, which is extended at either side ot" said springs and connected with the stays D, said tape acting as a brace to keep the springs and also the stays in proper position, though this tape may be omitted, il' desired.

l ani aware that a bustle having the waistband A, springs B, ribs C, and stays D (without the brat-es g) is not new, and l do not theretore claim the saine, broadly, herein; but,

Having thus explained my invention, what l claim isl. A waistbai'id and Vshaped stays projecting downwardly therefrom, in combination with ribs rigidly connected at their ends to the outer arms ot' said Vshaped stays, the inner arms thereof passing inside said ribs, whereby the ends of the ribs are sprung outward and prevented from indenling the body of the wearer, substantially as described.

2. A waistband and V-shaped stays projecting downwardly therefrom, in combination with ribs rigidly connected at their endsto said stays, and several series ol' V-shaped springs, the springs of eat-h series being united at their angles, the outer spring ot'each series being connected to'said waistband at the end oi' its longer arm, and to the lower rib at the end of its shorter arm, the ends of the intermediate springs being connected to different ribs, substantially as described.

3. A waistband and V-shaped stays projecting downwardly therefrom, in combination with ribs rigidly connected at their ends to said stays, several series i f Vfshaped springs, the springs of each series being united at their angles, the outer spring oi' each series being connected to the waistband at the end oi' its longer arm, and to the lower rib at the end of its shorter arm, the ends ol' the intermediate springs being connected to different ribs, and diagonal crossed braces uniting the several series of springs, substantially as described.

BEVERLY S. REED.

Witnesses:

L. J. WHITE, C. A. SHAW.

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